Month: September 2021

A group of scientists says acetaminophen — sold as brands including Tylenol — in pregnancy could lead to developmental, reproductive problems.  It is considered the one safe over-the-counter pain med in pregnancy, used to treat fevers. Some experts say the scientists' recommendations don't reveal new data, and may raise unnecessary alarm.  Loading Something is loading. ...

Sept 29 (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Coronavirus transforms pancreas cell function When the coronavirus infects cells, it not only impairs their activity but can also change their function, new findings suggest. For example, when insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas become infected with the virus, they not only produce much less insulin than usual, but also start to produce glucose and digestive enzymes, which is not their job, researchers found. "We call this a change of cell fate," said study leader Dr. Shuibing Chen, who described the work in a presentation on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the European A...

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Syracuse, N.Y. – An Onondaga County employee was arrested Sunday after a confrontation with his estranged wife while he was working for the county, police said. Michael A. Russo, 34, of Syracuse, was arrested after driving to Liverpool in a county-owned work truck to confront his estranged wife, state police said. When he arrived, Russo broke into the home and began a fight with the woman, troopers said. During the fight, he took his estranged wife’s phone and left the home before police arrived, troopers said. Russo was arrested at work and was taken to the Onondaga County Justice Center for arraignment. He is no longer in the jail. Onondaga County is investigating the incident to determine if Russo violated any county rules or policies, county spokesman Justin Sayles said. Rus...

A University of Utah Health worker treats patients inside the medical intensive care unit at University of Utah Hospital on July 30. After several days of near-record COVID-19 hospitalizations in Utah, the state saw a large drop in hospitalizations on Wednesday. (Charlie Ehlert, University of Utah Health Care) SALT LAKE CITY — After several days of near-record COVID-19 hospitalizations in Utah, the state saw a large drop in hospitalizations on Wednesday. On Wednesday, 471 patients were hospitalized with the coronavirus, 110 fewer than were reported to have been hospitalized the previous day, according to a daily update from the Utah Department of Health. Previously, hospitalizations of those with coronavirus had lingered in the ...

Mild cases of COVID-19 could also leave a lasting impact on the human brain, according to a recent study. EARLY ADULTHOOD DEPRESSION INCREASES DEMENTIA RISK STUDY FINDS In August, researchers from England's University of Oxford and the Imperial College of London wrote that brain imaging from the UK Biobank – including the data from more than 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, dating back to 2014 – showed differences in gray matter thickness between those who had been infected with COVID-19 and those who had not.  The team said that using both hypothesis-driven and exploratory approaches, with false discovery rate multiple comparison correction, they had identified respectively 68 and 67 significant longitudinal effects associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the brain. In the COVI...